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Satellites: Make Earth Observations Open Access


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Landsat 8 satellite

The Landsat 8 satellite launched in February 2013 (artist's impression).

Credit: NASA

Changes in land cover affect the global climate by absorbing and reflecting solar radiation, and by altering fluxes of heat, water vapour, carbon dioxide and other trace gases.

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